Football: Sunday Paper Talk

The top stories and the latest transfer rumours from the back pages on Sunday morning.
DAILY STAR SUNDAY
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal will make a double swoop on his former Netherlands stars Nigel de Jong and Daley Blind before the end of the transfer window.
Chris Smalling is in talks over a lucrative new deal with Manchester United that could pay him more than £18m.
Tottenham remain interested in PSV winger Memphis Depay despite him signing a new deal with the Dutch club.
Reading have slapped an £8m price tag on keeper Alex McCarthy, who is wanted by QPR.
Manuel Pellegrini is in no rush to follow his star players and sign a new deal at Manchester City.
Ajax are set to step up their efforts to sign Manchester City striker John Guidetti.
SUN ON SUNDAY
Tottenham will offer Michael Dawson to QPR as part of a deal to sign striker Loic Remy.
USA right-back DeAndre Yedlin could join Tottenham before January as they are trying to cut through the red tape because of his Latvian passport.
Leicester City and Hull City could compete to sign Manchester United forward Wilfried Zaha on loan.
Manuel Pellegrini hopes James Milner will sign a new contract, but the England midfielder is set to make the club wait.
Qatari side Al-Rayyan aer set to offer Newcastle £6m for striker Papiss Cisse.
QPR are looking at £2m rated Mali international Mustapha Yatabare, who currently plays for French side Guingamp.
West Ham have made enquiries about Manchester City defender Micah Richards.
Tony Pulis reveals his wife nearly left him as matters turned sour at Crystal Palace.
SUNDAY MIRROR
Tottenham are hoping to sign Manchester United forward Danny Welbeck on a £15m permanent deal or on loan.
Everton are interested in acquiring free agent forward Samuel Eto’o and talks will continue this week.
Tony Pulis says there is “no chance” of him returning to manage Crystal Palace, after surprisingly parting ways with the club just before the start of the season.
Fulham midfielder Scott Parker hit out at under-fire boss Felix Magath after Saturday’s 5-1 hammering at Derby left them bottom of the Championship table.
Tottenham are likely to complete an £8m deal for Seville defender Federico Fazio this week, meaning Michael Dawson could be set to leave.
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has told forwards Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic they will be staying at the club.
SUNDAY EXPRESS
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is planning to replace Thomas Vermaelen with Olympiakos defender Kostas Manolas, a Greek international who played at the World Cup, while Lukas Podolski is set to join Juventus on a season-long loan deal.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech may spend the season on loan with Paris Saint-Germain or Monaco.
Manchester City defenders Matija Nastasic and Micah Richards are likely to leave the club this week. Juventus, Napoli and Roma are interested in Nastasic, while Newcastle and West Ham are potential destinations for Richards.
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
Steven Gerrard says Wayne Rooney is the ideal candidate to replace him as England captain.
QPR are planning to sign Lassana Diarra this week after he was sacked by Lokomotiv Moscow.
Sunderland are hoping to arrange a loan deal for Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates.